How to Get Here
Getting There & Around

How to Get Here

Which airport to fly into, how long the transfer takes, and what happens the moment you land.

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For the northern safari circuit — Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Kilimanjaro — you want Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). It sits between Arusha and Moshi, about an hour from Arusha where most safaris begin.

Dar es Salaam (DAR) serves the southern circuit — Nyerere, Ruaha and Mikumi — and is the main gateway for the coast. Zanzibar (ZNZ) has its own international airport and can be reached directly from several European and Gulf cities, so a beach-first trip is perfectly possible.

Whatever you fly into, we meet you. Our driver is in arrivals with your name on a board, takes you to your first hotel, and your guide runs the full briefing the following morning before you set off. If your flight is delayed we track it and wait — there is nothing you need to do beyond telling us the flight number.

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